Mark 8
Amplified Bible
Four Thousand Fed
8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd [gathered before Him] and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and told them,(A) 2 “I feel compassion for the crowd; they have been with Me now for three days and have nothing [left] to eat. 3 If I send them away to their homes hungry, they will faint [from exhaustion] on the road; because some of them have come a long way.” 4 His disciples replied to Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this isolated place to feed these people?” 5 He asked them, “How many loaves [of bread] do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and [repeatedly] gave them to His disciples to set before them, and they served the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish; and when Jesus had blessed them [and given thanks], He ordered these [fish] to be set before them as well. 8 And the people ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. 9 About four thousand [men] were there [besides women and children]; and He sent them away. 10 Then immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of [a]Dalmanutha.
11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue [contentiously and debate] with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him [because of their unbelief]. 12 He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, [b]no sign will be given to this generation!” 13 Leaving them, He again boarded the boat and left for the other side.
14 Now the disciples had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 Jesus repeatedly ordered them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the [c]leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 They began discussing this with one another, saying, “It is because we have no bread [that He said this].” 17 Jesus, aware of this [discussion], said to them, “Why are you discussing [the fact] that you have no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?(B) 18 Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear and listen [to what I have said]? And do you not remember,(C) 19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They answered, “Twelve.” 20 “And [when I broke] the seven [loaves] for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they answered, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “Do you still not understand?”
22 Then they came to Bethsaida; and some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but [they look] like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again Jesus laid His hands on his eyes; and the man stared intently and [his sight] was [completely] restored, and he began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
Peter’s Confession of Christ
27 Then Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages of [d]Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”(D) 28 They answered Him, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter replied to Him, “You [in contrast to the others] are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).” 30 Then Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must [of necessity] suffer many things and be rejected [as the Messiah] by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and must be put to death, and after three days rise [from death to life].(E) 32 He was stating the matter plainly [not holding anything back]. Then Peter took Him aside and began to reprimand Him. 33 But turning around [with His back to Peter] and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan; for your mind is not set on God’s will or His values and purposes, but on what pleases man.”
34 Jesus called the crowd together with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and [e]take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. 35 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].(F) 36 For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world [with all its pleasures], and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life [in God’s kingdom]? 38 For whoever is ashamed [here and now] of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Footnotes
- Mark 8:10 This may have been another name for Magadan or Magdala.
- Mark 8:12 Lit if a sign will be given. The statement takes the form of an oath, which is an emphatic way of forbidding something.
- Mark 8:15 A substance such as yeast that consists mostly of fungi. This analogy relates the impurity of a leavening agent to the impurity of the man-made tradition and hypocrisy of the Pharisees that was preventing the nation of Israel from accepting the Messiah.
- Mark 8:27 Located in the area known today as the Golan Heights.
- Mark 8:34 See note Matt 10:38.
Mark 8
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
8 In en those ekeinos · ho days hēmera, when once again palin a large polys crowd ochlos had gathered eimi, and kai not mē having echō anything tis to eat esthiō, Jesus called proskaleō his ho disciples mathētēs and said legō to them autos, 2 “ I have compassion splanchnizomai on epi the ho crowd ochlos, because hoti they have stayed prosmenō with me egō three treis days hēmera already ēdē and kai they do not ou have echō anything tis to eat esthiō. 3 · kai If ean I send apolyō them autos to eis their autos homes oikos without food nēstis, they will faint eklyō from exhaustion on en the ho way hodos; and kai some tis of them autos have come hēkō from apo a distance makrothen.” 4 And kai his autos disciples mathētēs answered apokrinomai him autos, · ho “ From what pothen source can dynamai anyone tis feed chortazō these houtos people with bread artos here hōde in epi this desolate erēmia place ?” 5 And kai he asked erōtaō them autos, “ How posos many loaves artos do you have echō?” They ho · de said legō, “ Seven hepta.” 6 So kai he directed parangellō the ho crowd ochlos to sit anapiptō down on epi the ho ground gē. · kai Taking lambanō the ho seven hepta loaves artos and giving thanks eucharisteō, he broke klaō them and kai gave didōmi them to ho his autos disciples mathētēs to hina distribute paratithēmi. So kai they distributed paratithēmi the bread to the ho crowd ochlos. 7 They also kai had echō a few oligos small fish ichthudion. · kai Blessing eulogeō these autos, Jesus told legō them to distribute paratithēmi these houtos as kai well . 8 And kai they ate esthiō and kai were filled chortazō. And kai they picked airō up seven hepta baskets spyris of leftover perisseuma pieces klasma. 9 There were eimi · de about hōs four thousand tetrakischilioi present , and kai he sent apolyō them autos on their way .
10 And kai immediately he got embainō into eis the ho boat ploion with meta · ho his autos disciples mathētēs and went erchomai to eis the ho district meros of Dalmanutha Dalmanoutha. 11 · kai The ho Pharisees Pharisaios came exerchomai and kai began archō to argue syzēteō with him autos, seeking zēteō from para him autos a sign sēmeion from apo · ho heaven ouranos, testing peirazō him autos. 12 · kai Sighing anastenazō deeply in ho his autos spirit pneuma, he said legō, “ Why tis does · ho this houtos generation genea seek zēteō a sign sēmeion? I tell legō you hymeis the truth amēn, no ei sign sēmeion will be given didōmi to ho this houtos generation genea.” 13 Then kai he left aphiēmi them autos, got into embainō the boat again palin, and crossed aperchomai to eis the ho other side peran.
14 Now kai the disciples had forgotten epilanthanomai to take lambanō along loaves artos of bread , · kai except ei mē for one heis loaf artos they had echō with meta them heautou in en the ho boat ploion. 15 And kai Jesus began to admonish diastellō them autos, saying legō, “ Watch horaō out ! Beware blepō of apo the ho leaven zymē of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai the ho leaven zymē of Herod hērōdēs!” 16 And kai they kept discussing dialogizomai with pros one another allēlōn the fact that hoti they had echō no ou bread artos. 17 · kai Jesus, aware ginōskō of this, said legō to them autos, “ Why tis are you discussing dialogizomai the fact that hoti you have echō no ou bread artos? Do you not yet oupō perceive noeō or oude understand syniēmi? Do you have echō hardened pōroō · ho hearts kardia? 18 Having echō eyes ophthalmos, do you not ou see blepō? And kai having echō ears ous, do you not ou hear akouō? And kai do you not ou remember mnēmoneuō? 19 When hote I broke klaō the ho five pente loaves artos for eis the ho five pentakischilioi thousand , how posos many baskets kophinos full plērēs of broken pieces klasma did you pick airō up ?” They said legō to him autos, “ Twelve dōdeka.” 20 “ When hote I broke the ho seven hepta loaves for eis the ho four tetrakischilioi thousand , how posos many baskets spyris full plērōma of broken pieces klasma did you pick airō up ?” And kai they said legō, “ Seven hepta.” 21 And kai he said legō to them autos, “ Do you not yet oupō understand syniēmi?”
22 And kai they came erchomai to eis Bethsaida Bēthsaida. And kai some people brought pherō to him autos a blind typhlos man and kai begged parakaleō him autos to hina touch haptō him autos. 23 And kai taking epilambanomai the ho hand cheir of the ho blind typhlos man , he led ekpherō him autos outside exō the ho village kōmē. Then kai, after moistening ptyō the ho eyes omma of the blind autos man with saliva and laying epitithēmi his ho hands cheir on him autos, Jesus asked eperōtaō him autos, “ What ei tis do you see blepō?” 24 · kai Upon regaining anablepō his sight , he said legō, “ I see blepō · ho people anthrōpos walking peripateō, but I see horaō them as hōs trees dendron.” 25 Then eita Jesus again palin put epitithēmi his ho hands cheir on epi the ho man’ s autos eyes ophthalmos, and kai he saw diablepō clearly . · kai His sight was restored apokathistēmi, and kai he saw emblepō everything hapas distinctly tēlaugōs. 26 And kai Jesus sent apostellō him autos to eis his autos home oikos, saying legō, “ Do eiserchomai not mēde go back eiserchomai into eis the ho village kōmē.”
27 And kai · ho Jesus Iēsous and kai · ho his autos disciples mathētēs went on exerchomai to eis the ho villages kōmē of Caesarea Kaisareia · ho Philippi Philippos. · kai On en the ho way hodos he questioned eperōtaō · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, saying legō to them autos, “ Who tis do legō people anthrōpos say legō I egō · ho am eimi?” 28 So de they ho answered legō him autos, saying legō, “ John Iōannēs the ho baptizer baptistēs; and kai others allos, Elijah ēlias; but de others allos, one heis of the ho prophets prophētēs.” 29 And kai he autos asked eperōtaō them autos, “ But de who tis do legō you hymeis say legō I egō am eimi?” Peter Petros answered apokrinomai, · ho saying legō to him autos, “ You sy are eimi the ho Christ Christos.” 30 And kai he strictly warned epitimaō them autos not to hina tell legō anyone mēdeis about peri him autos.
31 Then kai Jesus began archō to teach didaskō them autos that hoti it was necessary dei for the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos to suffer paschō many things polys and kai be rejected apodokimazō by hypo the ho elders presbyteros and kai the ho ruling archiereus priests and kai · ho scribes grammateus, and kai be killed apokteinō and kai after meta three treis days hēmera to rise anistēmi again . 32 And kai he was speaking laleō openly parrēsia about ho this logos. So kai Peter Petros took proslambanō · ho him autos aside and began archō to rebuke epitimaō him autos. 33 But de after turning epistrephō and kai looking at · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, he ho rebuked epitimaō Peter Petros and kai said legō, “ Get hypagō behind opisō me egō, Satan Satanas! For hoti you are not ou thinking phroneō the ho thoughts of ho God theos, but alla those ho of ho men anthrōpos.”
34 · kai When he had called proskaleō the ho crowd ochlos with syn · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, he said legō to them autos, “ If ei anyone tis would thelō come akoloutheō after opisō me egō, he must deny aparneomai himself heautou, · kai take airō up · ho his autos cross stauros and kai follow akoloutheō me egō. 35 For gar whoever hos wishes thelō to save sōzō · ho his autos life psychē will lose apollymi it autos, but de whoever hos will lose apollymi · ho his autos life psychē for my egō sake and kai that of the ho gospel euangelion will save sōzō it autos. 36 For gar what tis does it profit ōpheleō a man anthrōpos to gain kerdainō the ho whole holos world kosmos, yet kai forfeit · ho his autos life psychē? 37 Or gar what tis can a man anthrōpos give didōmi in exchange antallagma for · ho his autos life psychē? 38 For gar whoever hos is ashamed epaischunomai of me egō and kai · ho my emos words logos in en · ho this houtos · ho adulterous moichalis and kai sinful hamartōlos generation genea, the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos will also kai be ashamed epaischunomai of him autos when hotan he comes erchomai in en the ho glory doxa of ho his autos Father patēr with meta his ho holy hagios angels angelos.” · ho
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